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In our first podcast in a new series on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, experts discuss the ins and outs of measuring illicit arms flows in conflict and post-conflict settings.
SDG 16 Target 4 aims to ‘by 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime’. How do we measure these illicit arms flows to determine their spread and, thus, their reduction?
Holger Anders, Researcher on Illicit Arms Trafficking; James Bevan, Executive Director, Conflict Armament Research; Nicolas Florquin, Senior Researcher and Research Coordinator, Small Arms Survey; and Savannah de Tessières, a consultant with the Small Arms Survey and the UN, all have extensive experience researching illicit arms flows in conflict and post-conflict settings. In this podcast, they talk about challenges encountered when conducting such research as well as their suggested solutions and future approaches.
The Small Arms Survey produces these podcasts in parallel to case studies on measuring illicit arms flows in: Honduras (available in English and Spanish), Somalia (available in English and Arabic), Niger (English and French), and Ukraine (forthcoming).
Future podcasts in the same series coming soon:
- Documenting illicit arms in non-conflict situations
- A discussion on global indicators
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